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Eric L. McKitrick Papers, 1934-2001

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Series IV: Professional and Research Activities, 1947-2001

This series contains files on activities related to professional organizations and research, writing, and other projects outside of Columbia University.

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Subseries IV.1: Organizations, Seminars, and Projects, 1951-2001

includes material related to McKitrick's work in professional associations, seminars, consulting, and research projects. The files include information on his work on grant submissions and projects, evaluation teams for academic programs, advisory committees, and award committees. The files also contain comments on exhibits and projects in his area of expertise, including the Jefferson Papers project. The material includes correspondence, memoranda, notes, proposals, reports, and other materials.


Box 9 Folder 7 to 9 Society of American Historians, 1969-2001, (3 Folders)


Box 10 Folder 1 University Seminar on Early American History, 1991-1996

Box 10 Folder 2 University Seminar in American Civilization, 1964-1969


Box 17 Folder 3 to 4 Institute for Advanced Studies, 1970-1971, 1976-1977, 1970-1971, 1976-1977, (2 Folders)

(Princeton University)

Box 17 Folder 5 New-York Historical Society--Betsy McC., J. Bell, and others, 1980-1987

Box 17 Folder 6 John Jay College, 1970-1971

(NEH Curriculum Program Advisory Committee)

Box 17 Folder 7 West Point United States Military Academy (USMA), 1969-1977

(Evaluation Team of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools)

Box 17 Folder 8 Yale Conference on Local History, 1968

Box 17 Folder 9 University of Virginia Honors Meeting, 1966

(McKitrick served as an external examiner for the History Honors Program)

Box 17 Folder 10 American History Lab Project, 1966


Box 18 Folder 2 Tufts Seminar, 1965

Box 18 Folder 3 Jefferson Papers, 1977-1978

(Response to a request for comments on the Jefferson Papers Project)

Box 18 Folder 4 Madison Papers & allied matters, 1970-1973, 1984, 1999, 1970-1973, 1984, 1999

Box 18 Folder 5 Hamlin Papers-Ames Papers & Miscellaneous Library Business,, 1960-1965

Box 18 Folder 6 Archival Materials-MS Holdings, 1953-1966

Box 18 Folder 7 Franklin Mint, 1968

Box 18 Folder 8 to 9 Critiques of Manuscripts, 1960, 1970-2000, 1960, 1970-2000, (2 Folders)


Box 19 Folder 6 Funk and Wagnall's Encyclopedia, 1990

(McKitrick's acted as a consultant on 19th century United States history)

Box 19 Folder 7 Rockefeller Foundation, 1953-1962

Box 19 Folder 8 Fellowships-Grants-Foundations, 1951-1958, 1981, 1951-1958, 1981

Box 19 Folder 9 Grant and Fellowship Proposals (All Unsuccessful), 1982-1986

(Includes items related toAge of Federalism)


Box 24 Folder 4 Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Area (SHGAPE),, 1994-1999

Box 24 Folder 5 The Gilded Age--General, 1993-1997

Bancroft Prize

Box 24 Folder 6 1985

Box 24 Folder 8 1967, 1976, 1998, 2001, 1967, 1976, 1998, 2001

Stanley Elkins


Box 34 Folder 6 Comment on Ira Berlin [Paper] (Southern Historical Association),, 1991

Box 34 Folder 7 The First Emancipation (Berkeley), 1961

Subseries IV.2: Writing Projects, 1950-2001

consists primarily of files related to published articles or book reviews, and include correspondence, notes, and drafts. A full set of book reviews, as well as reprint copies of several published articles, are filed in Subseries 6: Publications.


Box 18 Folder 10 The Hofstadter Aegis, 1972-1975

(Book project)


Box 19 Folder 3 Review of Trefousse's Andrew Johnson, 1989-1990

Box 19 Folder 4 Aaron Burr, 1982-1983

(McKitrick's review of Lomask's book)

Box 19 Folder 5 Henry Clay, 1984-1992

(Includes reprint article (1984) and correspondence related to McKitrick's review of Remini's book)

Book Reviews for the New York Review of Books


Box 25 Folder 3 Miller Arguing About Slavery, 1996

Box 25 Folder 4 J. Ellis American Sphinx, 1997

Box 25 Folder 5 Nagel John Quincy Adams, 1997-1998

Box 25 Folder 6 Mayer All on Fire (W.L. Garrison),, 1998-1999

Box 25 Folder 7 Dalzell George Washington's Mount Vernon, 1999

Box 25 Folder 8 Battle of New Orleans , 1999

(Request for review, only)


Box 26 Folder 1 Jefferson Davis, 1999-2001

(Book by William Cooper)


Box 34 Folder 8 The New Prudery, Undated

Box 34 Folder 9 "Conservatism", 1959

(Appears to be "Conservatism Today article, 1959. Includes correspondence.)

Box 34 Folder 10 Literary Musings, 1950s

(various correspondence, "New Models for Literary Criticism" by McKitrick)

Box 34 Folder 11 Political Sociology, 1963

("Political Sociology and the Historian" by McKitrick)

Box 34 Folder 12 Edgar Saltus (Etc.), 1950-1952

(Correspondence on McKitrick's article on Saltus)

Box 34 Folder 13 M. Meyers and J.W. Ward on Jacksonianism, Undated

Box 34 Folder 14 Henry Adams--E. Stevenson Review-Lecture History 201, 1958-1963

(Includes material related to both McKitrick's book review and teaching)

Box 34 Folder 15 Wilson and House, Undated

(Handwritten notes)

Box 34 Folder 16 "Prejudice", 1953-1954

(Includes correspondence and outline on "Prejudice as a problem for functional analysis" )

Subseries IV.3: Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction, 1950s-1960, 1989-1990, 1950s-1960, 1989-1990

includes one research file (a topical index of correspondence) and files related to reader's opinions, reviews, and the Dunning Prize.


Box 19 Folder 1 Reviews of, circa, 1960

Box 19 Folder 2 Readers' Reports-Index-Etc., 1957-1959


Box 34 Folder 4 Dunning Prize, 1960


Box 48 Folder 4 Topical Summary of Reconstruction Correspondence for Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction, circa, 1950s

Subseries IV.4: The Age of Federalism: The Early American Republic, 1788-1800,, 1967-1998

This subseries includes drafts, fan letters, reviews, research files, and files on prizes received for the book and a related symposium. The research files are extensive. These files are usually grouped together by chapter, but there are also some files on general topics. The files include correspondence with co-author Stanley Elkins, communications with research assistants, conference notes, research notes, source material, and drafts.

There are also several annotated drafts. Each full annotated draft is in three parts and there are four copies; three copies and a "master copy." It appears that these drafts were distributed to readers for comments, but there is no clear identification of the commentator on the drafts - one full set is initialed "K.E.," another single draft has the name Ervin written on it.


Box 10 Folder 12 Society of the Cincinnati, 1995


Box 24 Folder 7 Bancroft Prize, 1994

Box 24 Folder 9 Fan Letters, 1994-1997


Box 25 Folder 1 Reviews, circa, 1993

Box 25 Folder 2 Williams College Symposium, 1998 September

Full Drafts, Undated

(There are 4 annotated draft copies of each part, including a "master copy")


Box 49 Folder 1 to 4 Part 1, (4 Folders)


Box 50 Folder 1 to 4 Part 2, (4 Folders)


Box 51 Folder 1 to 4 Part 3, (4 Folders)

Research Files

America and Great Britain


Box 1 Folder 1 Washington and the War Crisis 1794, 1977, 1794, 1977

Box 1 Folder 2 Negotiating Jay's Treaty, 1977-1978

Box 1 Folder 3 Ratifying Jay's Treaty, 1978

Box 1 Folder 4 The Golden Shower, 1978

The Populist Impulse


Box 2 Folder 1 Democratic Societies--Voluntary Associations, 1979

Box 2 Folder 2 to 3 Whiskey Insurrection, 1979

Box 2 Folder 4 Neville-Clymer Correspondence Wolcott Papers Volume XIX C.H.S.,, Undated

Retirement of Washington

Box 2 Folder 5 Farewell Address, 1979-1980

Box 2 Folder 6 Monroe in Paris, 1979-1980

Box 2 Folder 7 State of Politics in 1796, 1980, 1796, 1980

Box 2 Folder 8 Typed Manuscripts and Miscellaneous, 1979-1980

John Adams and the Dogma of Balance

Box 2 Folder 9 1. The Trouble with Adams, 1980

Box 2 Folder 10 2. Preparing for Crisis, 1980-1981


Box 3 Folder 1 3. First Phase: The XYZ Mission, circa, 1981

Box 3 Folder 2 XYZ Mission: Original MS and Paradigms, 1981-1982

Fever of, 1798

Box 3 Folder 3 MS Draft-Paradigm-Footnotes-Miscellaneous Memos, 1982-1983

Box 3 Folder 4 Stan's Paradigms, Undated

Convention of, 1800

Box 3 Folder 5 French Archives--Reports, Undated

Box 3 Folder 6 Convention of 1800, 1986, 1800, 1986

(Manuscript)

Box 3 Folder 7 Stan's Paradigms, Undated


Box 4 Folder 1 Notes-Documents-Miscellaneous, 1986-1987, Undated, 1986-1987, Undated

Mentality of Federalism in, 1800

Box 4 Folder 2 Mentality of Federalism in 1800, 1986-1989, 1800, 1986-1989

Box 4 Folder 3 Stan's Paradigms, Undated

Box 4 Folder 4 Alien Act-Fries Rebellion-Sedition, 1987-1988

Box 4 Folder 5 Freedom of the Press, 1988

Box 4 Folder 6 Mentality of Federalism in 1800, 1981-1988, 1800, 1981-1988

Box 4 Folder 7 Original MS and Paradigm, 1987-1988

Modes of Thought in the Founding Generation

Box 4 Folder 8 Notes, 1989-1990

Box 4 Folder 9 Paradigm-Draft-Original Typescript, 1989

Box 4 Folder 10 Federalists at Philadelphia and in the 1st Congress, circa, 1989

Box 4 Folder 11 Ch. I Modes of T & F in FG--Footnotes-Loose Ends,, Undated

(Includes table of contents)


Box 5 Folder 1 French Revolution Calendar, Undated

Box 5 Folder 2 Age of Washington and Jefferson--Preliminary Ideas and Paradigms, 1966, Undated, 1966, Undated

Box 5 Folder 3 George Washington, Undated

Box 5 Folder 4 Titles and Protocol, Undated

Box 5 Folder 5 Advise and Consent, Undated

Box 5 Folder 6 Bill of Rights, Undated

Box 5 Folder 7 Tariff of 1789, 1968, Undated, 1789, 1968, Undated

Box 5 Folder 8 Legitimacy Verified (Washington's Tour), Undated

Box 5 Folder 9 Literacy, Undated

Box 5 Folder 10 Age of Washington and Jefferson--Correspondence and Miscellaneous,, 1967-1975

Box 5 Folder 11 Age of Federalism--General. Book Ads, Clippings, Etc., 1983-1985, Undated, 1983-1985, Undated

Box 5 Folder 12 Miscellaneous Notes on Age of Washington and Jefferson, 1977

Box 5 Folder 13 James Madison, 1971, Undated, 1971, Undated

Box 5 Folder 14 Alexander Hamilton, 1968-1977, Undated, 1968-1977, Undated

Box 5 Folder 15 The Classical Tradition, 1973, Undated, 1973, Undated

Box 5 Folder 16 An Age of Ideology, Undated

Box 5 Folder 17 Conference Notes, 1967

Divided Mind of James Madison


Box 6 Folder 1 Ch. IV Divided Mind of James Madison (Introduction), Undated

Box 6 Folder 2 Funding-Assumption-Residence, 1970, Undated, 1970, Undated

Box 6 Folder 3 Theories of Culture, Undated

Thomas Jefferson and the Yeoman Republic

Box 6 Folder 4 European Cities--Paris, London, St. Petersburg., Etc., 1971-1980, Undated, 1971-1980, Undated

Box 6 Folder 5 New York--Culture, Etc., 1971-1980, Undated, 1971-1980, Undated

Box 6 Folder 6 Washington, D.C., 1979-1982, Undated, 1979-1982, Undated

Box 6 Folder 7 MS and Footnotes, Undated

Jefferson as Secretary of State

Box 6 Folder 8 Introduction and Nootka Sound, 1971, Undated, 1971, Undated

Box 6 Folder 9 The Bank, 1971, Undated, 1971, Undated


Box 7 Folder 1 Jefferson and Hammond, Undated

Ch. VII, Emergence of Partisan Politics

Box 7 Folder 2 Hamilton's Industrial Vision, 1973, Undated, 1973, Undated

Box 7 Folder 3 Madison Revises "The Federalist", 1973, Undated, 1973, Undated

Box 7 Folder 4 Hamilton Beleaguered, 1973, Undated, 1973, Undated

Box 7 Folder 5 The Newspaper War, Undated

Ch. VIII, The French Revolution in America

Box 7 Folder 6 Investigating Hamilton, 1974, Undated, 1974, Undated

Box 7 Folder 7 American and France: How Two Peoples Have Viewed Each Other, 1976, Undated, 1976, Undated

Box 7 Folder 8 First Responses to the Revolution, 1976, Undated, 1976, Undated

Box 7 Folder 9 Adams-Jefferson-Paine-Morris, 1976-1981, Undated, 1976-1981, Undated

Box 7 Folder 10 Citizen Genet and His Mission, Undated

Box 7 Folder 11 Defining American Neutrality, Undated

Box 7 Folder 12 Collapse of the Genet Mission, Undated


Box 8 Folder 1 French Revolution and Partisan Politics, 1976-1977

Box 8 Folder 2 Afterthought: The View from Paris, 1977

Box 8 Folder 3 Miscellaneous--Correspondence, Bibliography, Etc., Undated

Box 8 Folder 4 Naval Quasi-War--Miscellaneous Notes and Documents, 1985, Undated, 1985, Undated

Adams and the Dogma of Balance

Fever of, 1798

Box 8 Folder 5 H.G. Otis, Pickering, McHenry, Gerry, Washington, Murray, etc., etc.,, Undated

Box 8 Folder 6 Messages to Congress, Undated

Box 8 Folder 7 Annals, AS & Aurora-Petitions, Undated

Box 8 Folder 8 Abigail Adams, 1983, Undated, 1983, Undated

Adams Temporizes-, February-October, 1789

Box 8 Folder 9 Original MS and Paradigms, 1983-1985


Box 9 Folder 1 Letters

Box 9 Folder 2 Miscellaneous Notes and Documents

The Naval Quasi War

Box 9 Folder 3 Paradigm and Drafts; Final Typescript

Box 9 Folder 4 Documents, Miscellaneous Notes, etc.

Box 9 Folder 5 to 6 Washington D.C. and the Man of Letters: M. Twain and H. Adams, (2 Folders)

Subseries IV.5: Speeches and Lectures, 1950s-1995

includes files on McKitrick's radio and television appearances, lectures, and activities at professional conferences where he either presented or commented on papers. These files include correspondence, notes, drafts, and other material.


Box 10 Folder 9 Lifelong Learners--Lecture, 1995 October 6

Box 10 Folder 10 Caseville Kiwanis, 1995 August 30

Box 10 Folder 11 Middlebury College (Charles Scott)--Lecture, 1995 February 22

Box 10 Folder 13 Smithsonian Lecture, 1993 September 30

Box 10 Folder 14 Manhattan College, 1990 March

Box 10 Folder 15 Association for Documentary Editing, 1983 October 6


Box 11 Folder 1 Columbia Conference on Cities, 1980 September

Box 11 Folder 2 Lincoln-The Politician as a Man of Words, 1978-1986, Undated, 1978-1986, Undated

Box 11 Folder 3 Student Rebellion in the 1960s, 1979, 1960s, 1979

Box 11 Folder 4 Culture and the Wilderness, 1978

Box 11 Folder 5 Washington: The Idea of a Capital City, 1976-1980, Undated, 1976-1980, Undated

Box 11 Folder 6 Best and Worst Vice Presidents, 1996

(McKitrick's comments in "Columbia Today")

Box 11 Folder 7 Civil War Centennial, 1963

Box 11 Folder 8 Richard Hofstadter: American Historian, 1973-1974

Box 11 Folder 9 Frontiers of Influence, 1958, Undated, 1958, Undated

Box 11 Folder 10 American Historical Association(AHA), 1994 January

Box 11 Folder 11 Southern Historical Association--Commentary on M. Perman and L. Benedict,, 1975

Box 11 Folder 12 Organization of American Historians (OAH), 1970

Box 11 Folder 13 Southern Historical Association--Commentary on H. Johnson and R. Ellis,, 1969

Box 11 Folder 14 American Historical Association (AHA)--Commentary on Pease and Shover,, 1969

Box 11 Folder 15 Southern Historical Association, 1968

Box 11 Folder 16 American Historical Association (AHA)--Commentary on C. Kenyon and R. Buel,, 1968

Box 11 Folder 17 American Studies Association, 1966

Box 11 Folder 18 Southern Historical Association, 1965

Box 11 Folder 19 Mississippi Valley Historical Association--Commentary on E.B. Smith,, 1964

Box 11 Folder 20 American Historical Association--Commentary on M. Ringold and R. Nichols,, 1960


Box 12 Folder 1 TV and Radio Appearances, 1962-1964

Talks and Lectures

Box 12 Folder 2 1950s

Box 12 Folder 4 1960-1969, (2 Folders)

Box 12 Folder 5 1970s-1980s

Box 12 Folder 6 White House Luncheon, 1965

Box 12 Folder 7 New Party System/Frontier in American History/Era of Good Feelings,, Undated


Box 18 Folder 1 Conference on Political Parties, 1966

Subseries IV.6: Publications, 1947-1999

includes a complete set of McKitrick's published book reviews (1947-1999) and reprint copies of several articles (1951-1978). The book reviews include McKitrick's reviews of juvenilia (1947-1948) and his professional reviews of works relating to American history (1954-1999).


Box 48 Folder 5 Book Reviews, 1947-1999

Box 48 Folder 6 to 7 Reprints, 1951-1978